From the category archives:

Passion

Over-Dreaming

March 8, 2010

The other day I read this quote by Will Smith:
Being realistic is the fastest way to mediocrity.
Sorry Will, but I disagree.
Realism has bad press, but it’s the best mindset to get things done.
We love to repeat over and over about how you need to stick to your dreams, about how you can accomplish anything you [...]

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Talent Shaping

December 1, 2009

There is no natural talent in sand.
No gift, no DNA, no heritage.
Hard work and obsession are the difference makers.
We all have sand, you just have to decide how to shape it.

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Infinite Dots

November 27, 2009

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backwards.” – Steve Jobs
Here’s the best reason to do whatever you feel you have to do in today‘s world, without worrying about the consequences: today’s dots are infinite.
Fifty years ago, one of the strongest arguments to keep people on the safe path [...]

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Don’t Fret

November 4, 2009

I have 112 blog post drafts.
Two notepads filled with post and book ideas.
Many favorite tweets worth expanding on.
A Google Docs file with many guest posts on the working.
And the energy to constantly keep looking for something new to write about.
But I won’t talk about any of that today.
I want to disrupt your expectations, I want to prove [...]

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Chat With Tyler Hurst

October 22, 2009

This is a short segment of a long chat about “following your passion” with my friend Tyler Hurst, who tweets a lot.

Carlos: I‘m trying to stay away from that concept lately. I got it. It’s time to move on.
I talked with my boss today (someone that I truly admire because of her character and [...]

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Why Blogging Makes You Smarter

October 6, 2009

Because you are looking for something.
Because you need to be aware.
Because you are active.
You are in a constant search for material. Regardless of what you write about, you’re still turning on a switch in your brain that others keep dormant.
As long as you are consistent, the benefits will overcome the stupidity (and boost the cleverness) of [...]

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The Challenge Of Caring

October 5, 2009

The problem with being a “result-driven” society, is that we only believe in things that “work.” That’s the challenge non-profits and caring people have to face.
If a lawyer wins a case, he succeeds. It works.
But non-profits don’t function the same way. Their definition of success is different. Many successful non-profits are still fighting poverty, diseases, and [...]

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